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A galaxy 11.3 billion light-years away appears filled with dark matter 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 23, 2018
The finding bucks earlier research suggesting faraway galaxies lack the invisible stuff

By David Aragorn
Ice Confirmed at the Moon’s Poles 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 23, 2018
In the darkest and coldest parts of its polar regions, a team of scientists has directly observed definitive evidence of water ice on the Moon’s surface.

By David Aragorn
Scientists create a mineral in the lab that captures carbon dioxide 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 22, 2018
A new technique might one day help combat global warming

By David Aragorn
Mystery of purple lights in sky solved with help from citizen scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 22, 2018
Citizen scientists, satellites and researchers solve the mystery of new purple lights in the sky. The lights, called STEVE, provide scientists insight into Earth’s magnetic field.

By David Aragorn
Five things we learned from last year’s Great American Eclipse 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 22, 2018
It’s been a year since the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, captured millions of imaginations as the moon briefly blotted out the sun and cast a shadow that crisscrossed the United States from Oregon to South Carolina.

By David Aragorn
Paul Allen’s space firm details plans for rockets, cargo vehicle 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 22, 2018
The space company of billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on Monday unveiled details of medium-lift rockets and a reusable space cargo plane it is developing, injecting more competition into the lucrative launch services market.

By David Aragorn
Is this a UFO flying over North Carolina? No, Goodyear blimp says: ‘That’s definitely us’0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- August 22, 2018
The minute-long video purports to show a space craft eerily hovering in the distance over Lake Norman near Charlotte, North Carolina. And while buzz on the video swings from claims of hoaxing to apparent belief, one iconic airship has claimed responsibility: the Goodyear Blimp

By David Aragorn
Use of ‘killer robots’ in wars would breach law, say campaigners 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 21, 2018
Calls grow for ban on fully autonomous weapons, following NGO coalition report

By David Aragorn
Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- August 21, 2018
Are we alone? Unfortunately, neither of the answers feel satisfactory. To be alone in this vast universe is a lonely prospect. On the other hand, if we are not alone and there is someone or something more powerful out there, that too is terrifying.

By David Aragorn
Researchers Discover New Molecular Properties of Water 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 21, 2018
Water has numerous anomalous properties, many of which remain poorly understood. One of its intriguing behaviors is that it exhibits the so-called temperature of maximum density (TMD) at 3.98 degrees Celsius (39.16 degrees Fahrenheit). In a new study published in the journal Physical Review Letters, researchers at New York University provide experimental evidence for previously unknown abrupt changes in proton (H+) transfer kinetics in water at this temperature.

By David Aragorn